John Cleese

The late 80s produced some great and memorable comedies, and, without a doubt, A Fish Called Wanda is one of the most recognizable and beloved achievements of the genre at the time. Released multiple times on DVD and Blu-Ray Disc before, Arrow Video is [...]

Fans of the British comedy troupe will be delighted to hear that Eagle Rock Entertainment has scheduled the reunion show Monty Python Live (mostly) – One Down Five to Go for release on Blu-Ray Disc and DVD in November. The reunion of the Monty [...]

As the Muppets discover all sorts of materials for their feature films, in 1996 they made their mark on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic pirate novel "Treasure Island." "Muppet Treasure Island" is an adaptation of the book, [...]

Given the constant influx of utterly forgettable and mediocre remakes of classic movies, it is hardly surprising that people are reluctant to see yet another re-imagining of a movie they loved for decades. Robert Wise's 1951 classic science fiction [...]

Based on E.B. White's children's book, "Charlotte's Web" has recently been remade using contemporary techniques – read, computer animation – to bring to life Zuckerman's Farm and all of its inhabitants. The film is now [...]

"Bring out your dead!" Those devilish pranksters known as Monty Python are at it again in the umpteenth re-release of one of their most enduring films. After their first feature, 1972's "And Now for Something Completely Different, [...]

Monty Python is the Beatles of comedy. The group of six (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin) set the standard for sketch comedy and branched out to influence the film industry. As many of us were, I was [...]

It’s almost holiday season and the folks at Dreamworks are bringing the hit "Shrek 2" to DVD just in time for Christmas. Released in theaters earlier this year "Shrek 2" earned almost a whopping billion dollars in worldwide box [...]

Terry Gilliam’s ’Time Bandits’ is making a return to DVD in a Special Edition from Anchor Bay. The quirky film about a kid getting lost in time with a bunch of wee thieves on a crime spree through the ages. Visiting Napoleon, Agamemnon, Robin Hood [...]

Once again, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment has released selected episodes from the Muppet Show on DVD. This DVD contains the episodes starring Peter Sellers, John Cleese and Dudley Moore. All three are indeed highlights of the Muppet Show as they are [...]